学年河南名校新课标高三英语九月月考试题.docx

学年河南名校新课标高三英语九月月考试题.docx

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学年河南名校新课标高三英语九月月考试题

新课标高三英语九月月考试题

英语

第二部分阅读理解（共20小题；每小题2分，满分40分）

第一节（共15小题，每小题2分，共30分）

阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

A

Lastsummer，twonineteenthcenturycottageswererescuedfromremotefarmfieldsinMontana，tobemovedtoanArtDecobuildinginSanFrancisco.Thehousesweremadeofwood.ThesecottagesoncehousedearlysettlersastheyworkedthedryMontanasoil；nowtheyholdTwitterengineers.

Thecottagescouldbeanexampleoftheindustry’soddloveaffairwith“lowtechnology，”aconceptassociatedwiththenaturalworld，andwitholdschoolcraftsmanship（手艺）thatexistslongbeforetheInternetera.Lowtechnologyisnotvirtual（虚拟的）—so，totakeadvantageofit，Internetcompanieshavehadtogetcreative.Therescuedwoodcottages，fittedbyhandinthelateeighteenhundreds，areanobviousexample，butTwitter’sdesignslieontheextremeend.Othercompaniesareusingabroaderinterpretation（阐释）oflowtechnologythatfocusesonnature.

Amazonisbuildingthreeglassspheresfilledwithtrees，sothatemployeescan“workandsocializeinamorenatural，parklikesetting.”AtGoogle’soffice，anentireflooriscarpetedingrass.Facebook’ssecondMenloParkcampuswillhavearooftopparkwithawalkingtrail.

OlleLundberg，thefounderofLundbergDesign，hasworkedwithmanytechcompaniesovertheyears.“Wehavelosttheconnectiontothemakerinourlives，andourtechengineersaretheoneswhofeelmostimpoverished（贫乏的），becausethey’resurroundedbythedigitalworld，”hesays.“They’relookingforawaytoregaintheirindividualidentity，andwe’vefoundthatintroducingrealcraftsisonewaytodothat.”

Thiscraftbasedtheoryisrootedinhistory.WilliamMorris，theEnglishartistandwriter，turnedbacktopreindustrialartsintheeighteensixties，justaftertheIndustrialRevolution.TheArtsandCraftsmovementdefineditselfagainstmachines.“Withoutcreativehumanoccupation，peoplebecamedisconnectedfromlife，”Morrissaid.

Researchhasshownthatnaturalenvironmentscanrestore（恢复）ourmentalcapacities.InJapan，patientsareencouragedto“forestbathe，”takingwalksthroughwoodstolowertheirbloodpressure.

Thesehealthbenefitsapplytotheworkplaceaswell.RachelKaplan，aprofessorofenvironmentalpsychology，hasspentyearsresearchingtherestorativeeffectsofnaturalenvironments.Herresearchfoundthatworkerswithaccesstonatureattheoffice—evensimpleviewsoftreesandflowers—felttheirjobswerelessstressfulandmoresatisfying.Iflowtechofficescanpotentiallynourishthebrainsandimprovethementalhealthofemployeesthen，fine，bringonthecottages.

1．Thewritermentionsthetwonineteenthcenturycottagestoshowthat.

A．Twitterishavingahardtime

B．oldcottagesareinneedofprotection

C．earlysettlersoncesufferedfromadryclimateinMontana

D．Internetcompanieshaverediscoveredthebenefitsoflowtechnology

2．Lowtechnologyisregardedassomethingthat.

A．isrelatedtonature

B．isoutofdatetoday

C．consumestoomuchenergy

D．existsinthevirtualworld

3．ThemainideaofParagraph5isthathumanbeings.

A．havedestroyedmanypreindustrialarts

B．haveatraditionofvaluingartsandcrafts

C．canbecomeintelligentbylearninghistory

D．canregaintheirindividualidentitybyusingmachines

4．Thewriter’sattitudeto“lowtechnology”canbestbedescribedas.

A．positiveB．defensive

C．cautiousD．doubtful

B

E-mailsseemtobeeverywherethesedays.Atwork,athome,andonthego.Inmostcases,bade-mailsdon’tevengetread.Ifyouwanttowritebettermessages,readonfor5quicktipstoimproveyoure-mailswhilesavingtime.

1.GettothePoint

Thefirstsentenceofyoure-mailshouldbe“what”youwant.Infact,youshouldwriteyoure-mailsbackwards.Askthequestionupfront.Announcethebigpointfirst.Don’tburyimportantinformationattheendofalengthy（冗长的）e-mail.

2.AGoodSubjectLine

Youre-mailshouldhaveadescriptivesubjectline.Again,makeit“tothepoint”.Leavinge-mailsubjectlinesblankwastestherecipient’s（接收者）time.Aswell,e-mailswithoutsubjectlinesquicklygetlostininboxesfullofmail.

3.Keepit（Very）Short

E-mailsshouldbeshort.Shortsentences.Shortparagraphs.Whilee-mailisalongerformatthanmanycommunicationmethodsthesedays,itstillneedstobequicklydigestiblebythereader.Remember,TLDR=“TooLongDidn’tRead.”Don’tletyoumessagesfallintothiscategory.

4.AlwaysReviewBeforeSending

Neversendane-mailbeforeyouproofit.Catchtyposbeforetheybecomeamisunderstandingorsignofunprofessionalism（非专业）.Agoodthumb-rule,proofthee-mailanumberoftimesequaltothenumberofpeoplecopiedonthee-mail.

5.BePolite

E-mailetiquette（礼节）makesallthedifferenceincommunications.Negativecomments,CAPITALletters,andstrangefonts（字体）,havenoplaceinaprofessionalcommunication.Aswell,neverwriteanythinginane-mailthatyouwouldn’twanttobereadpublicly.

KeepYourE-mailsSimple

Applyingafewofthesetipstoyoure-mailscanmakeadramaticdifference.Notonlywillyousavetimebynotwritinglong-windede-mails,butyouwillgetbetterresponsesandactionoutofyourmessages.

5.Whatisthebesttitleofthismessage?

A.FiveQuickWaystoWriteBetterE-mails

B.E-mailsplayanimportantroleinmanyfieldsandaspects.

C.HowtowriteagoodE-mailisamust

D.Agoode-mailcangainabetterresponse

6.Whydoesarecipientgiveuplookingthroughane-mail?

A.becauseitdoesn’tgettothepoint

B.becauseitdoesn’thaveagoodsubjectline

C.becauseitdoesn’tkeepit（very）short

D.becauseitdoesn’talwaysreviewbeforesending

7.What’sthepurposeofthispassage?

A.entertainB.instructC.persuadeD.inform

C

BritishpupilstaughtbyChinesearebetterthantheirpeersinmathsandscience,anewstudyhasfound.

InastudyaimedatcomparingtheBritishandtheChineseschoolsystems,pupilstaughtbyChineseteachersoutperformedtherestoftheirpeersinaseriesofexamssetbyanindependentresearchbody（TheInstituteofEducation-IOE）.

Inanexperimentfor BBCTwo's“AreOurKidsToughEnough?

ChineseSchool”,fiveteachersfromChinawereresponsiblefortheeducationof50studentsforfourweeksatBohuntSchoolinHampshire.Learningtogetherinoneclassroom,thestudentsofmixedabilitiesweretaughtinaChinesestyleeducationsystem,with12hourdaysandastricterlearningregime（制度）.

Intestsattheendofthefour-weekperiod,theoverallstudentsintheChineseSchoolachievedanapproximately10percenthigheraveragemarkacrossmathsandsciencecomparedtotherestoftheiryeargroup-whocontinuedtobetaughtbytheirregularBohuntteachers.

Inqualifyingtheresults，theIOESaid:

“Theresultsandfindingsarenotaccurateandcanonlybeusedinverybroadterms.”Despitethis,theyreportedthat“ThereisahigherperformancelevelwithintheChinesegroupandadegreeofseparationbetweenthegroupswhichdidnotappearbeforetheprojectbegan.”

BohuntHeadteacherNeilStrowgersaid:

“IthinkthatthewaythattheChinesestudentsrespecttheirteachersissomethingweoughttohaveinthiscountry.”

Headded:

“Weprobablydoneedalongerdayatschool,butdowereallywantchildrenworking15,16hoursaday?

Thattomedoesn’treallysoundlikechildhood,thattomesoundslikealmostprison.TheChineseschoolworkswithchildrenwhoarealreadybright,whoarealreadymotivated...Itdoeschallengethemostordinarypupilsbutdoesitdoitinanurturingway?

”

8.What’sthetestmainlytalkabout?

A.TheBritishstudentsguidedbytheChineseteachersbehavebetterthantheirmatesinsomeaspectsofschooling.

B.ChineseteachersarebetterthanAmericanteachersinmathsandscience.

C.TheschoolsystemsbetweenChinaandBritainaresodifferent.

D.TheChineseteachersshowastricterlearningtotheBritishstudents.

9.Whichistherightaccordingtothetest?

A.Thestudyaimstoimprovethegradesofthebackwardstudents.

B.TheChineseteacherstaughttheBritishstudentsintheseparateroomsaccordingtotheirlearninglevels.

C.OnlysomeofthestudentstaughtbytheChineseteachersgetabout10%higherscoresthanthestudentstaughtbyBohuntteachers.

D.TheIOEdoesn’tagreewiththeresultscompletelybutstillhaveapositiveevaluation.

10.WhattheattitudeofIOEtowardstheresultofthisstudy?

A.favorableB.objectiveC.indifferentD.neutral

11.AccordingtoBohuntHeadteacher’sopinion,heemphasized_____.

A．TheBritishstudentsdon’tshowrespecttotheirownteachers.

B.HisschoolshouldfollowthetimetableoftheChinesestudents.

C.TheChineseteachingmethoddoesn’tsuittheBritishschoolandtheChinesestudentsaren’tstudyinginascientificway.

D.TheChinesestudentsaren’tcleverenoughandneedtobetaughtinastricterway.

D

Wealthstartswithagoalsavingadollaratatime.Callitthepiggybankstrategy（策略）.Therearelessonsinthattime-honored（历史悠久的）coin-savingcontainer.

Anyhugetaskseemseasierwhenreducedtobabysteps.Ifyouwishedtoclimba12,000-footmountain,andcoulddoitadayatatime,youwouldonlyhavetoclimb33feetdailytoreachthetopinayear.Ifyouwanttotakeareallynicetripin10yearsforaspecialoccasion,tocollectthe$15,000cost,youhavetosave$3.93aday.Ifyoudropthatintoapiggybankandthenonceayearput$1.434inasavingsaccountat1%interestrateafter-tax,youwillhaveyourtripmoney.

WhenIwasachild,myparentsgavemeapiggybanktoteachmethat,ifIwantedsomething,Ishouldsavemoneytobuyit.Weassociatepiggybankwithchildren,butinmanycountries,thelittlecontainersarealsopopul